1945 LETTER REVEALS HOW TEL AVIV SURVIVED A BRITISH SIEGE
An anonymous letter recently discovered in the Israel National Library sheds new light on the emotions and thoughts of the Jews at the time in British Mandate Palestine.
Israel is Making Garbage Green
Israel is making strides in environmental sustainability.
News from Israel~Week of March 18
A sampling of news stories reported in Israel and South Africa for the week of March 18, 2018. From Nuclear to Passover to Pianists, it is an eclectic but always interesting mix.
A Shuk’ing Experience – Tel Aviv’s Market Scene
No visit to Tel Aviv would be complete without visiting at least one market, or “shuk” as it is known locally. This gives visitors a chance to experience a slice of Israeli culture and to enjoy a ‘taste’ of its lifestyle. As my literati friend, Henrietta David so eloquently put it: “Reminds me of Alice […]
A wee dram of Milk & Honey
Israel is the land of Milk and Honey – and I am not speaking about biblical references! It is all about the single malt whisky. Known as “the water of life”, Israel is about to join a small, elite group of countries that is licensed to distill whiskey. Not bad for a desert dwelling country! […]
All Aboard
Tel Aviv’s original train station, known as ‘HaTachana’, is a place for shopping, eating, drinking beer – lots of it – and mixing with locals and tourists. It is no more a place to catch a train but to catch a ride to a “destination” of fun. South Africans know all about trains. It […]
Change the Way You Think. Israel Has.
by Jonathan Danilowitz It was 1976. David Goland was a career soldier, an officer in the IDF (Israel Defense Force). A university graduate, he worked as an engineer, designing parts for the Airforce Maintenance Department. Successful, well-liked, with a high security clearance, 24-year old David was a just starting out in his military career. Only […]
Hit the Road-Short in distance, Tel Aviv’s Bialik Street is long in history
While it does not project the grandeur of Paris’ ‘Avenue des Champs-Elysees’, or offer the pulsating “jol” experience of Cape Town’s ‘Long Street’, Bialik Street personifies the cultural journey of Tel Aviv – a journey where visitors require not tough shoes but exploring minds. Bialik street can take five ministers to casually stroll or five […]
“Good Morning, Israel”
Check out the Israeli breakfast spead- a healthy and hearty way to start the day! Filled with eggs fish and cheese it differs from it's counterparts.
Pilates, Pretzels and Perfection
Summer in Israel is a scorcher and so is the parade of hot bodies down the beach promenade. Getting your body ‘beach-perfect-ready’ is a national pastime for many Israelis hoping to look their optimum-summer-toned-best and draw an appreciative smile – or maybe a phone number! Okay, so while flirting is a fancied-favoured summer hobby it […]
Sights from the Saddle
South Africans love cycling. The biggest cycling race in the world takes place in Cape Town every March. Called the Cape Argus, it attracts 40,000 cyclists from all over the world, many of them from Israel. South African cyclists visiting Tel Aviv – and even those preferring to tour with some slight exercise – can […]